Primary brain tumours and specific serum immunoglobulin E: A case-control study nested in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition cohort

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1434-1441

  Schlehofer, B ^a   Siegmund, B ^a   Linseisen, J ^b   Schuz J ^c   Rohrmann, S ^a,d   Becker, S ^e   Michaud, D ^f,g   Melin, B ^h   Bas Bueno De Mesquita, H ^i,j   Peeters, P H M ^f,j   Vineis, P ^f,k   Tjonneland, A ^l   Olsen, A ^l   Overvad, K ^m   Romieu, I ^c   Boeing, H ⁿ   Aleksandrova, K ⁿ   Trichopoulou, A ^o   Bamia, C ^o   Lagiou, P ^o   Sacerdote, C ^p   Palli, D ^q   Panico, S ^r   Sieri, S ^s   Tumino, R ^t   Sanchez, M J ^u   Rodriguez, L ^v,w   Dorronsoro, M ^x   Duell, E J ^x   Chirlaque, M D ^w   Barricarte, A ^y,z   Borgquist, S ^aa   Manjer, J ^aa   Gallo, V ^f   Allen, N E ^ab   Key, T J ^ab   Riboli, E ^f   Kaaks, R ^a   Wahrendorf, J ^a   more..

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^f IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

ⁱ NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^j UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^k HuGeF Foundation   (Italy)

^l INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

^m AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

ⁿ GERMAN INSTITUTE OF HUMAN NUTRITION   (Germany)

^o UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^p Centro di Riferimento per l'Epidemiologia e la Prevenzione Oncologica   (Italy)

^q CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^r UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^s NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^t CIVILE M P AREZZO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^u ANDALUSIAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Spain)

^v Health and Health Care Services Council   (Spain)

^w CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^x HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^y INSTITUTO DE SALUD PÚBLICA DE NAVARRA   (Spain)

^z L'Hospitalet de Llobregat ^*  (Spain)

^aa LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^ab UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

allergens; brain tumours; epidemiology; immunoglobulin E; immunologic tests

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGIOMA; NEURILEMOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; TUMOR IMMUNOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EUROPE; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEURILEMMOMA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 80053963573     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2011.02670.x     Document Type: Article

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